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Sunday, March 9, 1913 The day after the fire…

Sunday, March 9, 1913 “Lest We Forget” I had breakfast and went uptown to the fire there was very little left everything was burned up Than I could see the plate glasses on the other side was all broken from the heat and water. After supper I took a long walk along the town that…
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Saturday, March 8, 1913…A little excitement!

Sun shining all day nice and warm. Lee and I all alone Cullerne still in town. Lee read a book all day and I cleaned the flat car and car About 8 oclock PM block between 384 Ave caught fire and the hole block went up in smoke. fire lasted about 3 hrs Cullerne came…
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A little warmer today! Friday, March 7, 1913

Friday, March 7, 1913 “Lest We Forget” Weather a little colder Cullerne Lee and I went out in the afternoon and levels for a ditch west of bridge about 1 1/2 Got through about 4:30 PM Cullerne took the level to town to get it fixed

“Lest We Forget” Thursday, March 6, 1913

Wow! Am I behind! I’m going to get this up to date tonight…I hope! Lest We Forget, Thursday, March 6, 1913: Weather fine and warm. We three all stayed in the car all day. Cullerne did a little work in the office with Walton in Edmon[ton] After supper we went uptown to play pool. Art…
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“Lest We Forget” March 5, 1913

March 5, 1913 “Lest We Forget” Got up at 6:30 and got ready to work. Cullerne went to the office and didn’t get back till nine and told us that Arthur was coming out with us. We all had dinner out. Arthur was about all in. We got back about 6:31 Weather a little dark…
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“…and the level was out of order…” March 4, 1913

We started to work Cullerne Lee and I got out in the field and the level was out of order and we had to come back to the car in the afternoon we had Louis come out with us and we made him help us. at night he was pretty tired of the job we…
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Monday, March 3, 1913

“Lest We Forget” Weather very warm thawed all day. In the afternoon we all went to work on a drain. Walton, Cullerne, Arthur, Davis and myself work all afternoon got home at 6:30 feeling very hungry

Sunday, March 2, 1913

Weather dark and cloudy all day but warm. I was all alone in the car all day. I started to wash about 9 oclock and finished about 3 oclock After that I work on my album till supper time After that Arthur and I went to church And here’s another shot from “The Album”…by the…
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BU

Between all the drama over the past few weeks, I can look back and say that this was bad timing to start an on-line course in genealogical research. It’s not as easy as it sounds…not that I thought it would be a walk in the park! Here are some concepts I can’t get my head…
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“Lest We Forget” 100 years ago on March 1, 1913

So that I don’t forget… I’m blogging “Lest We Forget”, pretty ironic!!…I scanned about 8 days worth of diary entries tonight to make it easier to stay on top of things. Hey! I’ve been busy! Cullerne and Steve were in town all day We were to go to work but Cullerne did not come back…
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